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but is there enough political will to do what it would take to save the next hadiya pendleton? hadiya was most likely killed with a handgun in a city that has been reeling from gun violence, a city that is seeing its crime rate soar, specifically homicide. a city where roughly 90% of the near record number of homicides last year were gun-related. a city where local gun laws are only as strong as national gun laws. "the new york times" broke this down recently. of 50,000 guns traced by chicago police, more than half came from outside illinois. mostly from indiana, mississippi, and wisconsin. the second amendment means we have a right to bear arms. should it also mean that there is no place in our political dialogue about the factors that made hadiya pendleton's murder possible? is it impossible to talk about removing handguns from our streets? is that simply too extreme? our first lady is going to be in chicago tomorrow attending the funeral of a child killed by gun violence. chances are while she is there another mother is going to get a call about another child whose life was
but is there enough political will to do what it would take to save the next hadiya pendleton? hadiya was most likely killed with a handgun in a city that has been reeling from gun violence, a city that is seeing its crime rate soar, specifically homicide. a city where roughly 90% of the near record number of homicides last year were gun-related. a city where local gun laws are only as strong as national gun laws. "the new york times" broke this down recently. of 50,000 guns traced by...
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he talks about hadiya pendleton who was shot near his former home. this is about 30 minutes. >> it's an on for to welcome president obama home. like every major city, chicago faces two challenges, the strength of our school and the safety of our streets. our streets will only be as safe as our schools are strong, and our families are sound. after decades of debate, our children now have a full school day and a full school year, equal to the measure of their potential. we have created five new high schools, partnered with major tech companies, to educate students. all the way to a community college degree and focus on science and technology and math and engineering. just like the one the president mentioned in new york, in his state of the union address. new york has one, chicago has five, but who's counting? the reforms we have brought to early childhood education and our community colleges and our college to career program, aligned with the president's agenda as he laid it out in the state of the union address. for our children, to live up to their
he talks about hadiya pendleton who was shot near his former home. this is about 30 minutes. >> it's an on for to welcome president obama home. like every major city, chicago faces two challenges, the strength of our school and the safety of our streets. our streets will only be as safe as our schools are strong, and our families are sound. after decades of debate, our children now have a full school day and a full school year, equal to the measure of their potential. we have created five...
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. >> the first lady talking to students about the tragic shooting of hadiya pendleton. and on capitol hill. >> victoria soto, age 27. >> william leroy burton jr. >> a vigil reading the names of victims of gun violence. later this morning we will see if a threatened filibuster will stop or slow down a vote on the gun bill. a more likely deal struck by joe manchin and republican pat toomey would expand background checks on gun shows and online sales. it includes easing restrictions on interstate gun sales. >> you can pass all the laws that you want and the criminal element is going to sit back and smile. >> background checks include broad polls and in washington it's still in limbo. more action on the national mall this time on gun control. we have shooting victims later this morning who are laying to lay out a memorial to people who have been killed in gun violence. their aim here is to get lawmakers not just about voting on these issues but to really feel the impact. tracie potts, thank you in washington, d.c. vice president joe biden will discuss gun control and gun sa
. >> the first lady talking to students about the tragic shooting of hadiya pendleton. and on capitol hill. >> victoria soto, age 27. >> william leroy burton jr. >> a vigil reading the names of victims of gun violence. later this morning we will see if a threatened filibuster will stop or slow down a vote on the gun bill. a more likely deal struck by joe manchin and republican pat toomey would expand background checks on gun shows and online sales. it includes easing...
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one of those we lost was a young girl named hadiya pendleton. she was 15 years old. she loved fig newtons and lip gloss. she was a majorette. she was so good to her friends, they all thought they were her best friend. just three weeks ago, she was here, in washington, with her classmates, performing for her country at my inauguration. and a week later, she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school, just a mile away from my house. hadiya's parents, nate and cleo, are in this chamber tonight, along with more than two dozen americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence. they deserve a vote. gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek, and tucson, and blacksburg, and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence -- they deserve a simple vote. our actions will not prevent every senseless act of violence in this country. indeed, no laws, no initiatives, no administrative acts will perfectly solve all the challenges i've outlined tonight. but we w
one of those we lost was a young girl named hadiya pendleton. she was 15 years old. she loved fig newtons and lip gloss. she was a majorette. she was so good to her friends, they all thought they were her best friend. just three weeks ago, she was here, in washington, with her classmates, performing for her country at my inauguration. and a week later, she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school, just a mile away from my house. hadiya's parents, nate and cleo, are in this chamber...
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one of those we lost was a young girl named hadiya pendleton. she was 15 years old. she loved fig newtons and liberal arts. she was a majororette. she was so good to her friends, they all thought they were her best friend. just three weeks ago, she was here, in washington, with her classmates performing for her country in my inauguration. and a week later, she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school. just a mile away from my house. hadiya's parents, nate and cleo, are in the chamber tonight, along with more than two dozen americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence. they deserve a vote. they deserve a vote. they deserve a vote. gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek and tucson and blacksburg and the countless other community ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. they deserve -- they deserve a simple vote. our actions will not prevent every senseless act of violence in this country. in fact, no laws, no initiatives, no administ
one of those we lost was a young girl named hadiya pendleton. she was 15 years old. she loved fig newtons and liberal arts. she was a majororette. she was so good to her friends, they all thought they were her best friend. just three weeks ago, she was here, in washington, with her classmates performing for her country in my inauguration. and a week later, she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school. just a mile away from my house. hadiya's parents, nate and cleo, are in the chamber...
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this comes as the city is trying to heal from the tragic death of hadiya pendleton. she was the 15-year-old honor student, the drum majorette who performed in washington. hadiya was killed a week later on a playground about a mile north of president obama's home. hadiya's parents, cleo cowley pendleton and nathaniel pendleton are joining us here. first of all, our condolences to you and your family. we see your strength over the last couple of weeks. we saw ayou as guests of the president, in part of the state of the union address. and we see you with the visit with the president himself in chicago. you hear about this death of miss macfarlane, how do you make sense of this, what do you do? how did you react? >> i was deeply saddened. we've been out and talking about the various news media about how awful this feels. definitely, my heart went out to the family. i actually gave her money a call yesterday morning. >> you can tell me about that call, what you were able to say to her, what you were able to convey at this time? >> no, it was really just extending my condo
this comes as the city is trying to heal from the tragic death of hadiya pendleton. she was the 15-year-old honor student, the drum majorette who performed in washington. hadiya was killed a week later on a playground about a mile north of president obama's home. hadiya's parents, cleo cowley pendleton and nathaniel pendleton are joining us here. first of all, our condolences to you and your family. we see your strength over the last couple of weeks. we saw ayou as guests of the president, in...
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she invoked the memory of hadiya pendleton, teenager shot in january in a park near the obama's chicago home. just a few days after attending the president's inauguration here in washington. mrs. obama said the difference between the chicago teenager and herself was that she got to grow up. and then she choked up while remembering meeting with friends of the teenager before her funeral. let's watch the first lady. >> and let me tell you, woo, it is hard to know what to say to a room full of teenagers who are about to bury their best friend. but i started by telling them that hadiya was clearly on her way to doing something truly worthy with her life. i told them that there is a reason that we're here on this earth. that each of us has a mission in this world. and i urged them to use their lives to give meaning to hadiya's life. i urged them to dream as big as she did. and work as hard as she did and live a life that honors every last bit of her god given promise. >> what a great first lady. anyway, in another emotional address today, senator chris murphy of connecticut, actually, it was
she invoked the memory of hadiya pendleton, teenager shot in january in a park near the obama's chicago home. just a few days after attending the president's inauguration here in washington. mrs. obama said the difference between the chicago teenager and herself was that she got to grow up. and then she choked up while remembering meeting with friends of the teenager before her funeral. let's watch the first lady. >> and let me tell you, woo, it is hard to know what to say to a room full...
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pendleton. >> hadiya's parents, nate and cleo, are in the chamber tonight, along with more than two dozen americans torn apart by gun violence. they deserve a vote. they deserve a vote. they deserve a vote. gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a the peoples of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek and tucson and blacksburg and the countless other community ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. >> that was really the most dramatic moment of the speech last night. >> and interesting optics around it. let's bring in done b encbaer, r speechwriter, helping president clinton draft speeches from '95 until the end of his term. and chair of the global marketing firm. >> thank you. >> interesting to see the moment where you see the vice president stands, the house majority leader standing and at some point you realize the political debate going on behind what the president is saying, right? everybody is clapping. i thought it was interesting -- >> speaker boehner chose to stop clapping and sits down. is that odd to you too? >> very muc
pendleton. >> hadiya's parents, nate and cleo, are in the chamber tonight, along with more than two dozen americans torn apart by gun violence. they deserve a vote. they deserve a vote. they deserve a vote. gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a the peoples of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek and tucson and blacksburg and the countless other community ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. >> that was really the most...
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pendleton of chicago. >> just three weeks ago she was here in washington with her classmates, performing for her country in my inauguration. and a week later, she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school. just a mile away from my house. >> a mile away from the president's house in chicago. this is clearly personal to this president. and it's personal for all the families of gun violence who have been touched by it in this country. on their behalf, president obama made a passionate plea. >> hadiya's parents nate and cleo are in this chamber tonight, along with more than two dozen americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence. they deserve a vote. they deserve a vote. they deserve a vote. gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek and tucson and blacksburg and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. >> i have been to a number of these state of the union addresses, all the way back to bush. i think i've been to 11 out of the la
pendleton of chicago. >> just three weeks ago she was here in washington with her classmates, performing for her country in my inauguration. and a week later, she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school. just a mile away from my house. >> a mile away from the president's house in chicago. this is clearly personal to this president. and it's personal for all the families of gun violence who have been touched by it in this country. on their behalf, president obama made a...
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yet the fact is, the death of hadiya pendleton, that kind of tragedy continues to happen every single day in this country. >> you know, i -- i think the issue or one of the issues we have is -- is a lack of empathy. you know, we have elected leaders in the senate and the house of representatives who, you know, insist on obstructing any reform at all because frankly they don't know the true toll of gun violence in the way that families who have been directly affected by it, in the way survivors have been affected by it, in a way that, you know, people living in the south side of chicago have been affected by it. and these people, i assure you, are crying out for change. we're asking for the rest of the american public, that 90% of americans who agree with us, to call on their congressman for change. >> stephen barton, thank you. congressman john larson, who is compassionate and concerned for all his constituents and, indeed, people throughout this country, gentlemen, thank you. >> thank you. >>> next, the president lays out a common sense budget. the ball's in your court, mr. boehner.
yet the fact is, the death of hadiya pendleton, that kind of tragedy continues to happen every single day in this country. >> you know, i -- i think the issue or one of the issues we have is -- is a lack of empathy. you know, we have elected leaders in the senate and the house of representatives who, you know, insist on obstructing any reform at all because frankly they don't know the true toll of gun violence in the way that families who have been directly affected by it, in the way...
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. >> on friday the president referred to the death of hadiya pendleton, the chicago teen who performed at his inauguration, and obviously as we know, she was shot and killed just days afterwards. and now we have another death coming just hours after he makes his speech in chicago. and it's all just a sampling of what the president talked about, a newtown every four months happening in our cities, isn't it? >> that's right. i mean, listen, it's very, very important that the president was there and that he gave this speech. it's really a testament like princeton professor said on twitter, it's a testament to the black youth activists who started the petition and started the pressure on the president to come back home and to address these issues. it's a good model for the black opportunity and progressive activists who are interested in pushing this president to do certain things that making your voice heard does matter. >> the president was deeply personal in this speech about the importance of fathers. take a listen. >> there's no more important ingredient for success, nothing that woul
. >> on friday the president referred to the death of hadiya pendleton, the chicago teen who performed at his inauguration, and obviously as we know, she was shot and killed just days afterwards. and now we have another death coming just hours after he makes his speech in chicago. and it's all just a sampling of what the president talked about, a newtown every four months happening in our cities, isn't it? >> that's right. i mean, listen, it's very, very important that the president...
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inial mshl will attend funeral services for 15-year-old hadiya pendleton in chicago. the teenager was gunned down last week just days after she was in washington performing in the inaugural parade. the president called the family and offered his condolences. >>> the northeast bracing for what could be an historic storm. airlines are canceling thousands of flight. two feet of snow in boston is predicted. >> just check and make sure nothing's broken to begin with, cutting edges on all the plows, snow blowers are ready. it will probably be a long four days, you know? which is tough on anybody. >> storm expected to begin this afternoon and last well into tomorrow. >>> senate democrats are working on a plan to avoid the deep automatic spending cuts set to kick in on march 1st. source close to the discussions says potential plans include reducing tax breaks enjoyed by private equity funds and closing loopholes for companies that keep profits overseas. >>> a bug in facebook's widget took over yesterday. it redirects them to a facebook error page. the problem only affected us
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this is not the rest of my life. >> reporter: just days after hadiya's murder, the pendletons allowed us into their lives in hopes that her death would mean something. >> i think there needs to be an awareness. there are good people out here that have problems and futures that are not living to see them through because something is wrong. >> reporter: jeff riley thinks he knows one reason the children are dying. the city is being flooded by heroin from mexico. it's making its way into suburbia after being sold on city streets by gangs, fighting each other for control of the market. riley is training an army to fight back. they are making raids all over the area. >> what we're seeing is heroin users take that road and head right into the west side of the city. >> reporter: on chicago's crime ridden west side, we found one man fighting his own war against drugs, gangs, and guns. >> it was like pop pop pop pop pop. it's a common thing when people around there hear gunshots, you don't duck or anything, just used to it. >> reporter: the drug dealers on his block threatened to kill him when
this is not the rest of my life. >> reporter: just days after hadiya's murder, the pendletons allowed us into their lives in hopes that her death would mean something. >> i think there needs to be an awareness. there are good people out here that have problems and futures that are not living to see them through because something is wrong. >> reporter: jeff riley thinks he knows one reason the children are dying. the city is being flooded by heroin from mexico. it's making its...
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one of those we lost was a young girl named hadiya pendleton. she was 15 years old. she loved fig newtons. she was a majorette, she was so good to her friends, they all thought they were her best friend. just three weeks ago she was here in washington, with her classmates. performing for her country at my inauguration. and a week later, she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school. just a mile away from my house. hiadiyas parents are in the chambers, along with 2,000 americans whose lives have been torn by violence. they deserve a vote. they deserve a vote. >> they deserve a vote. [applause] president obama: gabrielle giffords deserves a vote. the families newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of tucson and blacksburg and the countless of other communities ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. [applause] president obama: they deserve a simple vote. our actions will not prevent every senseless act of violence in this country. in fact no laws, no initiatives, no administrative acts will perfectly solve
one of those we lost was a young girl named hadiya pendleton. she was 15 years old. she loved fig newtons. she was a majorette, she was so good to her friends, they all thought they were her best friend. just three weeks ago she was here in washington, with her classmates. performing for her country at my inauguration. and a week later, she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school. just a mile away from my house. hiadiyas parents are in the chambers, along with 2,000 americans whose...
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hadiya pendleton, a 15-year-old honor student who performed at president obama's inauguration, she became the 42nd person killed this month in the president's hometown. ironically hadiya can be seen in this 2008 youtube video warning students about gun violence. >> hi, my name is hadiya. this commercial is informational for you and your future children. so many children out there in gangs, it is your job to say no to gangs and yes to a great future. >> police believe hadiya was the unintended target of a gang shooting. her murder made this chicago's deadliest january in a decade and her death has struck a chord in chicago and washington and all over. joining us from chicago are her father, nathaniel pendleton and her godfather, dammon stewart. thank you for joining us this morning. we are very, very sorry for your loss as well. i want to talk about hadiya because it seems she was a remarkable student. she was a majorette and last weekend she was in washington, d.c., performing at the inauguration. mr. pendleton, could you tell me what that experience was like for your daughter? >> it was
hadiya pendleton, a 15-year-old honor student who performed at president obama's inauguration, she became the 42nd person killed this month in the president's hometown. ironically hadiya can be seen in this 2008 youtube video warning students about gun violence. >> hi, my name is hadiya. this commercial is informational for you and your future children. so many children out there in gangs, it is your job to say no to gangs and yes to a great future. >> police believe hadiya was the...
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one of those we lost was a young girl named hadiya pendleton. help to get weapons of war and massive ammunition magazinesshe. she loved fig newtons and lip gloss. she was a majorette. she was so good to her friends, they all thought they were her best friend. just three weeks ago, she was here, in washington, with her classmates, performing for her country at my inauguration. and a week later, she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school, just a mile away from my house. hadiya's parents, nate and cleo, are in this chamber tonight, along with more than two dozen americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence. they deserve a vote. gabby giffords deserves a vote. [applause] the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek, and tucson, and blacksburg, and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence -- they deserve a simple vote. [applause] our actions will not prevent every senseless act of violence in this country. indeed, no laws, no initiatives, no admin
one of those we lost was a young girl named hadiya pendleton. help to get weapons of war and massive ammunition magazinesshe. she loved fig newtons and lip gloss. she was a majorette. she was so good to her friends, they all thought they were her best friend. just three weeks ago, she was here, in washington, with her classmates, performing for her country at my inauguration. and a week later, she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school, just a mile away from my house. hadiya's...
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i think if you look at michelle obama made this comment about hadiya pendleton is me and i was her. this is a young girl shot in chicago earlier this year and michelle obama -- a black woman. and michelle obama personalized it. it's not a huge shift but they are more willing to engage on these kinds of issues about culture, about race, and also about income inequality. obama was this community organizer. that sort of animated his career early on but the first term was very bch the economy and the middle class versus now he sounds much more liberal in terms of talking about the problem of income inequality. he said if we have more income inequality it can hurt race relations in the country, which is a bold statement and something i think he would not have said in 2011. >> is that something do you attribute it to the idea of the first term president who has to run for re-election and is just thinking of playing it a lot safer and the second term president is more emboldened and liberated? do you think something else is going on? >> i think the first thing is winning re-election does f
i think if you look at michelle obama made this comment about hadiya pendleton is me and i was her. this is a young girl shot in chicago earlier this year and michelle obama -- a black woman. and michelle obama personalized it. it's not a huge shift but they are more willing to engage on these kinds of issues about culture, about race, and also about income inequality. obama was this community organizer. that sort of animated his career early on but the first term was very bch the economy and...
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pendleton when he went back home to chicago to speak to a group of schoolchildren last month. hours later the sister of a student in that giroud crowd that heard the president speak that day was also gunned down. how did this deadly wave be stopped in the windy city? robin kelly will most likely represent the chicago area in congress and is running in a special race for the seat recently held by jesse jackson jr. it's good to see you. >> thank you so much. >> what can realistically be done to curb violence right now in chicago? >> well, i think we do need to pass the reasonable gun control laws but also it's going to take mentoring. it's going to take jobs. it's going to take access to mental health facilities. >> in an unprecedented move new york city mayor michael bloomberg, $2 million he poured into that race supporting you because of your position on guns. what kind of relationship do you expect to have with mayor bloomberg going forward? >> well, actually we have no relationship at this point, and i don't know what our relationship will be going forward. he poured that mo
pendleton when he went back home to chicago to speak to a group of schoolchildren last month. hours later the sister of a student in that giroud crowd that heard the president speak that day was also gunned down. how did this deadly wave be stopped in the windy city? robin kelly will most likely represent the chicago area in congress and is running in a special race for the seat recently held by jesse jackson jr. it's good to see you. >> thank you so much. >> what can realistically...
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pendleton shooti shooting, the 15-year-old girl shot in chicago, the president has made this very personal. at this point politically. what type of legislation can he realistically get through congress? >> well at this point not too much has changed on the hill since this issue began being raised at the beginning of this congress. right now universal background checks remain the one part of that whole agenda that really seems like the most politically feasible. what i found really interesting in what the president talked about on friday, though, he did bring that gun control message to chicago, a place where he obviously has a long history. >> yes. >> and has lived for many years. when he was talking about that, he brought the issue of newtown into it saying the number of gun deaths you'll have in the city of chicago would equal four newtowns a year and linked it to his personal experience of a son as a single mother, it's not just about gun violence in these communities, it's really about the issues of family. it's something that i think you saw him get a lot more emotional about than he
pendleton shooti shooting, the 15-year-old girl shot in chicago, the president has made this very personal. at this point politically. what type of legislation can he realistically get through congress? >> well at this point not too much has changed on the hill since this issue began being raised at the beginning of this congress. right now universal background checks remain the one part of that whole agenda that really seems like the most politically feasible. what i found really...